Because the second letter of Thursday is ‘h’, which comes before ‘u’, the second letter of Tuesday.
10 Friday, Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday
11 June
12 el balón – The clue is (for football, rugby).
13 four – car, tyre, dent, door
14 two – brown and blue
15 two – quietly and happily
16 two – starts and finishes
17 la lluvia
18 It is an example of the verb and so is in the verb section of the entry.
19 Está lloviendo.
20 a verb
A a
a PREPOSITION
Language tip
When a is followed by a masculine noun, a and the article el turn into al.
1 to (with places) Fueron a Madrid. They went to Madrid.
2 (with movement) Me caí al río. I fell into the river. Se subieron al tejado. They climbed onto the roof. Marta llegó tarde a la estación. Marta arrived at the station late.
3 (with distances) Está a quince kilómetros de aquí. It’s fifteen kilometres from here.
4 at (with time, ages, speed) a las diez at ten o’clock a medianoche at midnight
a los veinticuatro años at the age of twenty-four Íbamos a más de noventa kilómetros por hora. We were going at over ninety kilometres an hour.
5 (with dates) Estamos a nueve de julio. It’s the ninth of July.
6 (with prices) Los huevos están a un euro con cincuenta la docena. Eggs are one euro fifty a dozen.
7 (before an infinitive or a direct object) Voy a verla. I’m going to see her. Vine a decírtelo. I came to tell you. Me obligaban a comer. They forced me to eat. Nos cruzamos al salir. We bumped into each other as we were going out. Se lo di a Ana. I gave it to Ana. Le enseñé a Pablo el libro que me dejaste. I showed Pablo the book you lent me. Se lo compré a él. I bought it from him. Vi a Juan. I saw Juan. Llamé al médico. I called the doctor.
abajo ADVERB
1 below Los platos y las tazas están abajo. The plates and cups are below. La montaña no parece tan alta desde abajo. The mountain doesn’t seem so high from below. Mete las cervezas abajo del todo. Put the beers right at the bottom. El estante de abajo. The bottom shelf.
2 downstairs Abajo están la cocina y el salón. The kitchen and lounge are downstairs. Hay una fiesta en el piso de abajo. There’s a party in the flat downstairs.
la abeja NOUN
bee
el abeto NOUN
fir tree
abierto
abierto can be an adjective or a verb.
A (FEM abierta) ADJECTIVE
1 open ¿Están abiertas las tiendas? Are the shops open?
2 on No dejes el gas abierto. Don’t leave the gas on.
B VERB ▷see abrir He abierto la puerta. I’ve opened the door.
abrazar VERB
to hug Al verme me abrazó. He hugged me when he saw me. ¡Abrázame fuerte! Give me a big hug!
■ abrazarse to hug Se abrazaron y se besaron. They hugged and kissed.
el abrazo NOUN
hug ¡Dame un abrazo! Give me a hug!
un abrazo love
Did you know…?
Did you know that Spanish speakers sometimes end e-mails, postcards, and letters to friends with un abrazo?
abrigar VERB
Esta chaqueta abriga mucho. This jacket’s really warm.
■ abrigarse to wrap up well
el abrigo NOUN
coat
un abrigo de pieles a fur coat ropa de abrigo warm clothing
abril MASC NOUN
April
Language tip
Months are not spelled with a capital letter in Spanish.
Nació el veinte de abril. He was born on the twentieth of April.
en abril
